Also happens the other way round - just try to scroll at e.g. http://store.y-3.com with a Magic Mouse/Trackpad — Basically impossible since you'll hit the page end just by touching the mouse.
Re:Top Web Design Mistakes of 1999
by dredmorbius on Monday June 02, 2014 @06:33PM
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Don't get me started on sites that hijack l/r arrows to navigate between pages on the site rather than align text on page.
Fucking NY Times.
Even minor stuff. G+, for example, defaults (or defaulted to) to an exceptionally narrow scrollbar, a conspicuous violation of Fitts' law: make your UI control widgets as large as possible to allow for easy access.
I can only surmise that a designer was using Mac OS or another platform in which gesture / multi-touch controls worked around the need for scrollbar access. With a touchpad-disabled, TrackPoint-equipped, mouseless laptop, this was a frequent frustration.